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German people executed for witchcraft
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The list German people executed for witchcraft includes
Anna Schnidenwind, Helena Curtens, Maria Renata Saenger von Mossau, Merga Bien and Sidonia von Borcke.
The list consists of 23 members.
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1.Overview: Anna Schnidenwind (née Trutt; 1688 in Wyhl – 24 April 1751 in Endingen am Kaiserstuhl), was one of the last people in Germany and in Europe confirmed to have been executed in public for witchcraft.
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2.Overview: Helena (Hellene Mechthildis) Curtens (1722 in Gerresheim – 19 August 1738 in Gerresheim) was an alleged German witch. She was one of the last people executed for sorcery in Germany and the last person ...Date of birth: 1722Date of death: 19 August 1738Age: 16 (age at death)Nationality: GermanGender: Female 0
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Maria Renata Saenger von Mossau
Bavarian nun executed for witchcraftOverview: Maria Renata Singer or Saenger von Mossau (1680 – June 1749) was a Bavarian nun executed for heresy, witchcraft, apostasy and satanism, one of the last people executed for these charges in Germany and ... 0
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Overview: Merga Bien (late 1560s – 1603) was a German woman convicted of witchcraft and perhaps the most famous of the victims in the Fulda witch trials in 1603–05. 0
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Sidonia von Borcke
Pomeranian noble executed for witchcraft
Overview: Sidonia von Borcke (1548–1620) was a Pomeranian noblewoman who was tried and executed for witchcraft in the city of Stettin (today Szczecin, Poland). In posthumous legends, she is depicted as a femme ... 0
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Walpurga Hausmannin
German WitchOverview: Walpurga Hausmännin (died 1587 in Dillingen an der Donau, Bavaria) was a German midwife executed for witchcraft, vampirism, and child murder. The confession she made under torture exemplifies the classical ...Date of death: 1587Nationality: AustrianGender: Female 0
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Overview: Katharina Henot or Henoth (1570 – 19 May 1627) was a German postmaster and an alleged witch, burned at the stake for sorcery in Cologne. She is one of the best-known German victims of the witch hunt ... 0
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8.Overview: Johann Albrecht Adelgrief (died 11 October 1636) was an alleged German prophet, born in the environs of Elbląg (Elbing), Royal Prussia (a fief of the Crown of Poland). He was the son of a Protestant m ...Date of death: 1636Nationality: Lithuanian 0
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Peter Stumpp
Possible German serial killer tried for allegedly being a werewolf
Overview: Peter Stumpp (c. 1535 – 1589; name is also spelled as Peter Stube, Peter Stubbe, Peter Stübbe or Peter Stumpf) was a German farmer and alleged serial killer, accused of werewolfery, witchcraft and can ... 0
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10.Overview: Agnes Bernauer (c. 1410 – 12 October 1435) was the mistress and perhaps also the first wife of Albert, later Albert III, Duke of Bavaria. Because his father, Ernest, ruling Duke of Bavaria at the time ...Date of death: 1435Nationality: GermanGender: Female 0
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Thomas Schreiber (innkeeper)
victim of the Mergentheim witch huntOverview: Thomas Schreiber (c. 1598 – 30 May 1629) was a German innkeeper executed for witchcraft. He was the perhaps best known victim of the Mergentheim witch trials, and became known for his opposition to the ...Date of birth: 1598Date of death: 30 May 1629Age: 30 (age at death)Nationality: GermanOccupation: Writer 0
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Georg Haan
German civil servantOverview: Georg Haan (died 14 July 1628) was a prominent victim of the Bamberg witch trials.Date of death: 14 July 1628 0
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Overview: Rebecca Lemp (d. 1590) was a German woman who was accused of witchcraft and burned at the stake in Nördlingen. 0
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Dorothea Flock
Alleged witchOverview: Dorothea Flock (or the Flockin) (1608 – 17 May 1630), was a German woman convicted of witchcraft in Bamberg and a victim of the Bamberg witch trials during the reign of Prince-Bishop Johann Georg Fuchs ... 0
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Overview: Hester Jonas (around 1570 – December 24, 1635) was a German midwife and cunning woman. She was executed for witchcraft and is known as the so-called Witch of Neuss. 0
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16.Overview: Anna Roleffes (c.− 30 December 1663), better known as Tempel Anneke, was one of the last witches to be executed in Braunschweig, Germany. The complete account of the trial, located in the city of Brunswick ... 0
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17.Overview: Dorothee Elisabeth Tretschlaff (1686 – in Gerswalde, – 14 February 1701) was a 15 year old German girl condemned by and executed after a Witch trial. She was the last person to have been executed for ... 0
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Johannes Junius
Mayor of Bamberg and alleged witch (1573–1628)Overview: Johannes Junius (1573 – 6 August 1628) was the mayor (German: Bürgermeister) of Bamberg, and a victim of the Bamberg witch trials, who wrote a letter to his daughter from jail while he awaited execution ...Date of birth: 1573Date of death: 1628Age: 54 (age at death)Nationality: GermanOccupation: Writer 0
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19.Overview: Dietrich Flade (died 1589) was a German lawyer, judge and educator. He was one of the most known victims of the Trier witch trials. He was active as a judge during the Trier witch trials until he himself ...Date of death: 1589 0
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20.Overview: Kathrin "Trina" Zimmermann, known in history as Trina Papisten ('Trina the Papist') (died 30 August 1701), was a Pomeranian alleged witch. She is referred to as the last person to be executed for sorcery ...Date of death: 30 August 1701 0
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